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IMessenger2 interface

[IMessenger2 is no longer available for use as of Windows Vista. See Windows Messenger for more information.]

Do not use. The secondary interface for the Windows Messenger API calls.

Members

The IMessenger2 interface inherits from IMessenger. IMessenger2 also has these types of members:

Methods

The IMessenger2 interface has these methods.

Method Description
CreateGroup Creates a new group to the MessengerGroups collection object.
StartVideo Launches a conversation window to initiate a video session with a particular contact, pending acceptance of the invitation.

Properties

The IMessenger2 interface has these properties.

Property Access type Description
ContactsSortOrder
Sets or retrieves the current sort order for the local client, which is used to determine if the contacts should be sorted by groups or by their online/offline status.
MyGroups
Read-only
Retrieves the Group list contained in the Messenger object. The retrieved list is a MessengerGroups collection object that can be manipulated with the IMessengerGroups interface.

Requirements

Minimum supported client
Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
End of client support
Windows XP
End of server support
Windows Server 2003
Product
Messenger 4.5
Header
Msgrua.h
IDL
Msgrua.idl
DLL
Msgsc.dll